Reviewer:
deddygetty
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July 25, 2014
Subject:
Dating the film
Always loved watching The Big Picture when I was young. Thought I would try to help date the film. Early in the film the commander of an armored cavalry regiment takes a ride in a helicopter along the border his unit is guarding. The officer is Col. Lawrence E. Schlanser, 48th Colonel of the 2d Armored Cavalry Regiment from July 6, 1959 to November 31, 1961, so at least that part of the film and likely the rest is around those two dates. My dad served in the 2d Armored Cavalry Regiment prior to this film, and I served with them after. The border mission for the 2d Cavalry Regiment was a very serious one that lasted from the end of WW II until 1991. This film portrayed the readiness of the units very well. Toujours Pret - Always Ready!